# Arkansas SB43: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. Arkansas SB43, AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR., is a 2026 Fiscal Session Senate bill sponsored by Joint Budget Committee; status enacted, last action 2026-04-29 (Notification that SB43 is now Act 136) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB43-2026F - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas SB43 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2026 Fiscal Session - Title: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS - DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-04-01 - Last action: 2026-04-29, Notification that SB43 is now Act 136 - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (127 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Funding for Arkansas agriculture staff and facilities: benefit, medium. For July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the law funds the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. It provides about $87.3 million from the University of Arkansas Fund and $149.54 million from university cash sources. This supports staff, research, extension services, and operations—not dir… - Pine Tree land stays publicly accessible: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, Pine Tree Research Station in St. Francis County must remain publicly accessible. Public uses include fishing, hunting, biking, bird watching, and hiking; land used for row crops in 2020 is exempt. The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees cannot sell th… - Funding supports soil testing for farmers: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Soil Testing and Research Program receives $3.113 million in cash funding. The money pays for staff, benefits, and program operations. It includes $495,000 for equipment and other capital purchases and $540,000 for major building projects. This funds th… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joint Budget Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-27 | House | House Vote - Monday, April 27, 2026 3:41:26 PM | pass | 94 | 1 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, April 23, 2026 12:21:05 PM | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-29: Notification that SB43 is now Act 136 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: ORDERED ENROLLED (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Returned from the House as passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Returned To Senate as Passed. (House) - 2026-04-27: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (House) - 2026-04-27: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2026-04-27: Considered in the Committee of the Whole, and recommended do pass. (House) - 2026-04-27: RULES SUSPENDED (House) - 2026-04-23: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and placed on the CALENDAR. (House) - 2026-04-23: RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE (House) - 2026-04-23: Ordered Immediately transmitted to the House. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2026-04-23: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Re-referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2026-04-15: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Filed (Senate) ## Bill text - SB43 - Introduced, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FSB43.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=136.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related bills - SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT. (enacted) ## Sources - [SB43 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2026F%2FPublic%2FSB43.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2026F%2FPublic%2F&file=136.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2026F) ## Related - [SB31: AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB31-2026F) - [HB1066: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1066-2026F) - [HB1005: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2026-2027 FISCAL Y…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1005-2026F) - [SB21: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - DIVISION OF AGING, ADULT, AND BEH…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB21-2026F) - [HB1007: AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY E…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1007-2026F) - [HB1103: TO INCREASE THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1103-2026F) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB43-2026F (as of 2026-10-19).